"Music and Politics: U2 and the Country of Adolescence." Perspectives: A Reformed Journal 26.6 (2011): 14-17.

Areas of Specialization

I came to the study of literature and writing because I found it intensifies life. Putting words with experiences makes sense of those experiences, heightens them. Reading stories and poems--especially those recounting experiences different from your own--can crack open the dry, old shell of your life and allow you to grow into something new. Thus, my areas of interest include creative nonfiction (the focus of my MFA study), poetry writing, and ethnic American literature. I also have a passion for place, especially putting new words with old places in an effort to revitalize and renew our understanding of and care for those places.